Sin Taxes Are Sweeping the States!
Sin Taxes Are Sweeping the States!  
Podcast: Evidence In Action
Published On: Wed Feb 12 2020
Description: Alcohol, gambling, cigarettes, and much more—states are implementing “sin taxes” on a range of activities and behaviors these days. Host Justin Milner talks with Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center researchers Richard Auxier and Lucy Dadayan about how states are experimenting with sin taxes and key things policymakers should keep in mind when implementing them. Related links: State and Local Finance Initiative Data Subscriptions Are States Betting on Sin? The Murky Future of State Taxation States Learn to Bet on Sports: The Prospects and Limitations of Taxing Legal Sports Gambling